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Your photo today brings back lots of memories. I lived in St. Louis i junior high and high school and was a member of a Sea Scout troop. We had two sailboats moored just above Alton Lock & Dam, where the river is a mile wide. Although technically sail boats have the right of way over any motorized vessel, we obviously stayed away from the barge traffic.

I agree with you. The Mississippi, like the ocean, is mesmerizing. I can hear "Ole Man River" in my head now.

Hi Kate...re your comment on The Villages: That evening there were some small cameras and people did take photos...but, hey, if you've seen one gator you've seem them all!

Actually, I took a bunch of picture of the gator...he wasn't very big, though and nothing special. Some of those people were throwing him food which is a big "no-no." They couldn't read the signs, I guess.